Pathology of Lies – Craig Childress PsyD

This is a pathology of lies.

How may times have I said that? Everything – everything – about this pathology is a lie.

Because of that, parents in your position are always trying to prove reality to people, because this pathology lies.

It lies all the time. Not some of the time… ALL the time. Really. All the time. It’s a symptom feature – all – the – time.

How do I know the pathogen is lying? Its lips are moving.

This pathology lies all the time. It’s a blend of persecutory delusion and the Machiavellian manipulation of a Dark personality.

Keep that in mind as we go forward in the world around us. This symptom feature of the pathology will be on full display. This pathology is a pathology of lies – it lies all the time.

All of it. Everything about this pathology is a lie.

You know that’s true. You just didn’t realize it was ALL the time, until you think about it… and yeah, this pathology lies all the time. Everything – everything – about this pathology is a lie.

The first thing to do with diagnosing a delusional disorder is to establish where truth is. We can’t diagnose a false belief unless we know where truth is. First, establish where truth is.

When allegations are this extreme and divergent… only ONE reality is true. Which one? Whichever one is true, the other one is false.

When allegations are this extreme and divergent, one reality is true, one is delusional. We cannot diagnose a delusional pathology without first establishing where truth is.

When serious allegations are made – it will be a serious outcome one way or the other. Either the allegation is true, which has serious implications, or the allegation is false, which has serious implications.

When allegations are this extreme and divergent, only one reality is true and the other is… psychotic… the other is delusional… the other is out of touch with actual reality.

Differences this extreme are not mere differences of opinion. There are two entirely different reality proposals. One is true. One is a lie.

Which one is true, which one is a lie?

This is a pathology of lies. It lies all the time. Not some of the time, ALL the time.

Craig Childress, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist, CA PSY 18857